TO-DAY'S RACING

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 399, 7 December 1932, Page 6

TO-DAY'S RACING

HOPES AT WOODVILLE ARE ; DIATOMOUS AND CHOPIN P 0 S SIBILITIE S FOR FUTURE (Notes by "Canard") Always a popular and interesting j fixture, the Woodville Jockey Club's j meeting has mueh to commend it from the sporting standpoint. This ' is the meeting which several. owners | have chosen in the past to give their horses a final outing before going on j to the holiday fixtures to follow after a short interval, and included in to- j day's fields are horses claiming engagements in important events at the holiday gatherings. Blacksmith is a splendid performor over the stieks, but he has a big weight now. His form on the flat at Feilding, was eneouraging. However, at the handicaps he may find Manuiri, Okopua, Manifesto and Miss Hastings troublesome, althongh in ihe ease of Manifesto it all depends whe ■ ther his rider can keep him on ihe course.

There is little form to go npon m the Maiden Plate, and perhaps the totalisator will be the best guide. Thev are a poor lot, although of course there may be a good performev oi two engaged yet to make his presenee felt. The Big Race Feilding running will be the best pointer for the Eolton Handicap, the main event of the day, Cluny's ; Wellington win in the spring indicat- : es that he cannot be overlooked, bu* j Chopin reads a better proposition, i his latest form has been conslden* . Ruanui is a possibility, and My 0* n J ought to be striking racing trim U' j now. Tigerism gave a .taste of Ii- j quality in the Feilding (hui, leo.db g throughout, and it looks as if he *s going to win some fair handicaps im • | season, even if the Auckland C i should prove beyond him, wlwh, of j course, it may not be. j On the seeond ha'f oi the handK-; }* ■ Atholspear heads them, and u-»s h " : galloper, unlucky at Carterton j have lost the Wairarapa County ( t j in the committee room, may be Ihe j surprise element. La Poupee's to ;,m over this distanee will be of ir.ler; , for she has been confined to spnr.c ing, althoug'h she has been running n at the end of most of hev raccs. A formidable combination -s the La t ■ derne-Shrewd bracket, hoth of win m were not seen at their best at the Feilding meeting last week. La Moderne does not have much luck in ho" races, but she is likely to deveiop tlr> winning habit hefore long. Juyson is back to flat racing onee mova, and on his home track is a possibile ' Chopin, the bracket, Tigerism a .d My Own appeal most.

Smart Ycrangsters Two-year-old races at Woodv lie generally attract some good onos, and ; to-day's field ineludes the speedy l)i i~ tomous, who looks the best of go >b things. Gipsy Love is fast and may beat the others, oi whom B"n Tapuie reads well. The latter shaped very promisingly nearly three months a •"> at Wanganui, whare be v,a- ily nc iv second place at the finish of ihe • - butante Stalces. Passion Fruit, b over Beam, Arise and Lavinia may m the pick of the others, but ihe i"*o at the top and Bon I-UpUc dennan! e the situation. Lack is a good tbrce-year-e'*5, ed on his efforts at Avondale and he should make his pre: er-. e A -t ra -Ir Oete Handicap, in which most oppo.dtion may be forthcoining i'roni Hum - ing Cry and Royal Bengal. Sabatini, Ben Ilur, Dick W'l.'ltington and Purse appeal to an enient in the Mangarawa Ilack, wbieh bear:the appearance of an open race. There are several good hacks engaged in the Whariti Handicap, and recent form speaks most for the greatly improved Kahunoke, while 'Saltpot (an impressive winner at Levin), Chock Say, Grand Lahu, ri-r.v-er and Joyspear are others go -d enough to get in the money. Gold Trail's Chances While Gold Trail has a big wright in the -Borough Handicap she cannot be ruled out, for it is a srnall field and this will he somothing in ber favour. Carfex showed at Ellerslie that he is a bit above hack elass, for he scored two comfortable wins in the north last montli. Arajean is good when right and she may upsc--the pot. Nightmare and Anemometcv are good enough to make it very interesting with their light imposts. Samraed up, the horses liable lo be keenly supported in their emgagements to-day are the following: — Manga-atua Hurdlles: — Maimiri, Okopua, Blacksmith. Maiden Plate: — Walton Park, Bonnie Vale, Sunstead. Bolton Handicap: — Chopin, La Moderne-ShrewcJ bracket, Tigerism. Nursery Handicap: — Diatomous, Gipsy Love, Bon Rap'de. Oete Handicap: — Lack, Koyai Bengal, Hunting Cry. Mangarawa Hack: — Sabatini, Ben Hur, Dick Whittington. Whariti Hack: — Kahunoke, Saifrpot, Chock Say. Borough Handicap: — Gold Trail, Carfex, Arajean.